21 Years Old, 250cc Silicone Mod+ Unders - Dallas, TX

I'm happy to have found a community of women sharing their breast augmentation experiences, and I thought I would add mine. I'm 21 years-old, 5'3" and 115lbs. I currently wear a 30C/D bra, and I would like to go larger while still looking as natural as possible. I think my breasts are beautiful now, and I would like to maintain their current shape and nipple placement, but I've always been self-conscious about their size because they disappear under clothing unless I wear a push-up bra.

My plastic surgeon also did my mom's BA and my mom's turned out fantastic and entirely natural looking and feeling after only 8 months. After much discussion with my PS, we've decided that I'll be going with 220-230cc smooth silicone (Mentor) moderate plus implants placed under the muscle through an incision in the breast fold. I am a bit nervous that they will be smaller than I would like based off of other before and after pictures I've seen, but I trust my PS and she insists that given the current volume of my breasts and my small frame, 230cc's is as large as she is willing to go and still maintain a natural look.

I have already filled all my prescriptions, and I'm planning on staying with my parents for a week or two after the procedure. Starting tomorrow I have to start showering with Hibiclens soap (sp?) in preparation for the surgery.

I'm not nervous about the surgery itself, and I think that I have a realistic outlook regarding the recovery process, so honestly just the waiting period over the next week is the hardest part for me. I just want them done.

I'm four days away now, and I just want the day to get here already. I've been obsessively cleaning my apartment, doing laundry, and reorganizing everything to lower shelves in my house. I've also been preparing things to do (downloading books, bought the Sims) in the first couple weeks post-op to avoid going stir-crazy. Any suggestions about keeping myself occupied?

I bought a bed wedge to help keep me at a 45 degree angle that should also hopefully take some pressure off of my lower back. I used to be a dedicated back sleeper, but back pain and spasms kind of forced me into exclusively sleeping on my side. I told my PS about it and she said she may be able to prescribe me muscle relaxers for the spasms, although she mentioned that mixing muscle relaxers and pain killers can be dangerous.

I've added some pre-op photos to show what I look like from the side and in a regular string triangle bikini. I'm quite excited to eventually compare my before and after pictures.

It's 8:00 pm where I am right now, which means I'll be going into surgery in less than 12 hours, and I'm starting to feel anxious. I've probably been on this site way too much and am just freaking myself out. Honestly a lot of the reviews seem largely negative, particularly through the healing process, which is a little strange to me because everyone I know in real life who have gotten them done (particularly with my doctor) said it was a breeze. I'm just trying to remain positive and take it easy. I'm already staying at my parents' house that's only 5 minutes away from where I'm getting my surgery done, and it's been nice and comforting being back home.

I'm about to take my stool softener and put on my scopolamine patch before I hit the hay. I have one final wish picture that I want to show my plastic surgeon, because I really want to emphasize that the most important things to me (besides the size) are maintaining my current nipple placement, and having the smallest gap possible between my breasts. I think they're reasonable requests given the current appearance of my breasts, and the conservative size implant I've chosen. I guess I'm also a little worried about the incision; my doctor said that she usually makes a 6 cm incision for silicone implants which sounds huge to me considering how narrow my chest is already, but ultimately I trust her and I'll just hope for the best. I don't have cold feet or anything, I've been absolutely sure that I want a breast augmentation for the past 4 years, and honestly the only reason I waited so long was because I knew I wanted silicone implants. Now that it's actually happening the nerves are finally setting in. I hope these feelings are normal!

Sorry my post sounds so negative, I've just read a lot of bad reviews that have me bummed out. Feel free to comment or ask questions and please please please feel free to link your happy, positive reviews!